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Title: Kodiaks, 2 days counting
Post by: kurtbel5 on June 27, 2007, 05:34:00 PM
I found a gentleman who wants to sell, 2, count them 2, Bear Kodiak's, the one I saw in the picture (strung backwards)has black glass it is a 42#,the other is laying down has got green glass, unknown weight... 1.5 hrs away, bummer...but wait, unbelievably right on the way river rafting with the family this weekend, I meet him Friday, they look in very good shape.(I gently asked him if he unstrung them when stored,and Yes, yes they are unstrung)$50.00 for both!!! and he's happy to keep them till Friday.It all sounds like a bad joke,to good to be true, Pray nobody beats me there,no really pray for me, these look very similar to what I learned on in the mid 70's, that are gone to a wildfire.
              All I can do is hope,
                 Kurt
Title: Re: Kodiaks, 2 days counting
Post by: PAPALAPIN on June 28, 2007, 07:51:00 AM
I'll give you $60.00 sight unseen.  Make sure you follow up and let us know the outcome , with pictures.
Title: Re: Kodiaks, 2 days counting
Post by: Blackhawk on July 03, 2007, 05:22:00 PM
If you are going to post something like this, don't you have to follow up?    :readit:
Title: Re: Kodiaks, 2 days counting
Post by: ckruse on July 03, 2007, 10:13:00 PM
It's state law... Donny Baker told me so!   :thumbsup:  CKruse
Title: Re: Kodiaks, 2 days counting
Post by: kurtbel5 on July 05, 2007, 02:22:00 PM
Ok,Ok,pictures coming ,I will tease you all a little more, 1st is a 1968,green glass, green/white phenolic,white tips, 46# 60' Kodiak Hunter in near perfect shape,slightly thinner handle fits like a glove.The 2nd, a 1969 Kodiak Hunter 45# 60' grey glass,black/white phenolic,black tips in good shape with acme quiver and arrows.Both shoot like a dream!! one thing i'm not sure about is the draw length, is there a way of telling what draw by the numbers? Thanks for the interest and the help.
Title: Re: Kodiaks, 2 days counting
Post by: woodchucker on July 05, 2007, 04:01:00 PM
Draw weight was always messured at the "standard" 28" (before people started ordering "custom" bows built to thier personal draw length) Bear always listed thier "draw limit" as "unlimited"

I would not grab one of these old bows and haul it back to 31".....BUT if you work it back slowly,(at first,some of these old bows haven't been drawn in 30-40 years)you should have no problem drawing these old Bears 31" if you need to.